School News

NEW - One Tree Per Child

On Friday we went to the One Tree per Child Tree Planting Day in Shepparton. My dad was one of the organisers and there were lots of people there. We all wore green t shirts. We planted trees with Costa, from Gardening Australia and got knuckles with him.

We learned about our aboriginal culture and the local birthing tree. Planting trees is good for our environment, they provide homes for the animals, keep our air clean, look nice and keep us cool.  We had a great day on Friday, getting dirty, meeting a celebrity and having fun in the outdoors.

 

Ollie and Lola 

Yr. 3

NEW - Italian - Carnevale

Carnevale is the last celebration before lent begins. Celebrations are held all over Italy from Venice and Milan down to the villages and towns of Sicily. Carnevale typically involves public celebrations, parades, and public street parties. People often dress up with costumes during the celebrations. 

 

Children and adults dress up with traditional and modern masks, and a variety of parties are scheduled in every Italian town, including in schools.  There are many parades in each Italian town, which typically are opened by a Carnevale master, and are made of sometimes very elaborate floats, bands, and of course anybody who wants to join in.

 

Children typically carry around a bag of coloured paper confetti, which they throw at people, or they blow stelle filanti: strings of paper rolled up in circles, which get undone as one blows on them.

 

What amazing masks our students have made!

Grade 2PB
Grade 2AN
Grade 3/4MC
Grade 3/4BP
Grade 3/4 NB
Grade 2PB
Grade 2AN
Grade 3/4MC
Grade 3/4BP
Grade 3/4 NB

NEW - Art 

Foundation and Grade 1 - Experimenting with Watercolour and Crayons

Grade 2 - Creating Slices of Toast for an upcoming Project

Grade 3/4 - Creating Alma Thomas Inspired Rocket Ships 

Grade 5/6 - Creating Romero Britto Inspired Paintings

NEW - ICAS Assessments Yr. 3-6

ICAS is an online academic competition that is designed to assess students’ higher order thinking and problem-solving skills in English, Mathematics, Science, Writing, Spelling Bee and Digital Technologies.

 

Each assessment celebrates students’ accomplishments by providing opportunities for recognition and development. Every student who participates will receive a printed certificate and an online results report. Top performers will be eligible for medals.

 

How to participate in ICAS 

If you wish for your child to participate in ICAS this year, please: 

  1. read about ICAS subjects and prices here: (https://www.icasassessments.com/products-icas
  2. go to Parent Portal here: (https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps
  3. enter our school’s access code – COB930
  4. enter your child’s details, select the tests you would like to purchase, then proceed to payment. 

Please note that the ICAS tests shown for selection are at the school’s discretion.  

After payment is made via the Parent Payment System, you will receive an order confirmation email, please keep this for your records. 

  

We will notify you of the date(s) that we run ICAS at the school and when your child’s ICAS results are ready. You and your child can access the results once released via the Reports Portal using the TAP ID and pin found on the back of the ICAS certificate.

 

Parent ordering closes on Monday 1st August 2022. 

For more information regarding Fees please visit:

https://www.icasassessments.com/event-calendar-prices

 

Simon Everywhere App - Download Today!

 

The Simon Everywhere App has all the functions currently utilised by parents through the Parent Access Module (PAM) with the added benefit of push notifications sent directly to your phone. The app will also save your login details (the same details to login to PAM) so you do not have to log in each time with a username and password. For further information on how to download and use the app see the Simon Everywhere App page in the newsletter.

Pupil Free Day

Please note Friday 10th of June is a Pupil Free Day. Staff will be undertaking a Learning and Teaching Professional Development Day.

NCCD Fact Sheet for Parents, Guardians and Carers

Lunch Orders

Tatura Hot Bread Bakery will be providing the School lunch orders for two days a week. Lunch orders will be available Thursdays and Fridays. Please find below the 2022 price list.

 

A reminder orders are to be done through the School, not to be dropped off at the Bakery.

Second Hand Uniform Sales

Sacred Heart will now only be accepting second hand uniform items as a donation to the school. If families wish to sell items we request that this is done privately. Please see below the current winter uniform stock available for purchase. If you wish to have a browse of the uniforms or make a purchase, please see Sally in the school office on Tuesday or Wednesday.

Item

Size

Quantity

Item

Size

Quantity

Jumper

4

5

Shorts

4

2

 

6

6

 

6

7

 

8

5

 

8

6

 

10

1

 

10

5

 

12

2

   
 

14

3

 

 

 

    

 

 

Short Sleeve Polo Shirt

4

3

Long Sleeve Polo Shirt

8

2

 

6

4

 

12

1

 

8

10

 

14

2

 

10

8

   
 

12

1

Sports Pants

8

1

    

14

2

Skort

6

1

 

 

 

 

8

1

 

 

 

 

10

1

 

 

 

Sacred Heart School Website

The Sacred Heart School website has had a refresh with the addition of some new features. We now request parents and caregivers use the forms on the website for Outside School Hours Cancellations and Out of Uniform Notices. On the website homepage the forms are located by clicking on the following icons:

Student absences are to be completed in PAM. To access PAM parents or caregivers will need access to a computer, tablet or mobile phone. You can access PAM via the direct link below or the Sacred Heart School website.

  1. Via direct link http://pam.shtatura.catholic.edu.au/
  2. Via Sacred Heart School website go to www.shtatura.catholic.edu.au, on the home page click on the PAM icon. Please refer to the PAM page in the newsletter on further instructions on submitting an absentee.